NEWBERRY – Newberry will travel to play the Lions of Mars Hill today in a conference doubleheader starting at 6:00 p.m.

WHO:  Newberry College vs. Mars Hill University  
WHERE: Stanford Arena in Mars Hill, N.C. 
WHEN: 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19
RECORDS: Newberry is 13-11 overall and 8-9 in the SAC. Mars Hill is 2-24 with a 1-17 mark in the SAC.
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NEWBERRY STORYLINES                                                                

• Head coach Sean Page has two 1,000 career point scorers so far this season; Nicola Handreck (vs. Limestone) and Meg Essex (vs. Queens).
• Meg Essex needs 40 more blocks this season to tie recent Newberry Hall of Fame inductee, Tiffany Johnson at 225.
• Essex has eight double-doubles on the season to equal 11 for her career.
• Head coach Sean Page needs 24 more wins to reach 200 at Newberry.
• Kelsey McDermott set career highs in points (15), field goals (6), rebounds (7), and steals (4) in Wednesday's win over Coker.
• Against Mars Hill, Newberry set a season high in points in a period at 31, Georgia Elliott-King set a career high in points with 19, and bench set a new season high with 39 points.
• Shelby Britten had her sixth 20-plus point game of the season vs. Wingate, scoring 25.

MARS HILL STORYLINES

• Picked up their second win on the season against Queens University of Charlotte 80-79, first conference win of the season.
• Roster: eight freshmen, two sophomores, three juniors, and one senior.
• Picked to round out the South Atlantic Conference in the 2017-18 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll.

MORE INFORMATION

For complete coverage, view game notes from the Newberry Athletic Communications staff.